Notes on Chinese History (A Series of Great Scholars Talking About History)

Lu Simian was a great historian of the 20th century. Together with Chen Yinke, Chen Yuan, and Qian Mu, he was named one of the "Four Great Masters of Chinese Historiography" by the famous historian Yan Gengwang. He read all the historical books in his life and was familiar with the whole history of China. He wrote tens of millions of words after his death. In addition to monographs such as "History of Vernacular China", "History of Pre-Qin", "History of Qin and Han", "History of Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties", "History of Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties", there are still more than a million words of notes handed down to the world. There is no limit to the length of the notes, and there is no need to consider the structure and style of the monograph. The details are richer, the writing is free, it is conducive to expression, and it is more interesting to read. This book selects more than 500,000 words from notes and academic manuscripts. It uses time as the latitude and re-organizes it from the aspects of politics, economy, culture, regulations, customs, characters, etc. It also considers the readability of the content, making it more suitable for history lovers to read and collect.